Country Thailand Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 4809 Population 44,661 (2005) | Seat Na Wa Postal code 48180 Area 523.2 km² Province Nakhon Phanom Province | |
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Na Wa (Thai: นาหว้า) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Na Wa District Nakhon Phanom 48180 Thailand
- Geography
- Economy
- History
- Symbols
- Administration
- References
Map of Na Wa District, Nakhon Phanom 48180, Thailand
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Si Songkhram, Phon Sawan, and in Sakon Nakhon Province the districts Kusuman, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Phanna Nikhom and Akat Amnuai.
The main rivers are the Un and Yam.
Economy
The district is predominantly agricultural, with a living standard below the average of Thailand. Main agricultural products are rice, corn and watermelon. A lot of the middle-aged working population is working in the more industrial cities of the Northeast or in Bangkok. The workers in the district are usually working seasonal only.
History
The population of the district is made up of 5 tribes – Phu Thai, Saek, Yau, Kalueng and Thai Isan. The Yau form the largest group, who came from Luang Prabang in modern-day Laos in the 16th century. Others immigrated from Ubon Ratchathani Province.
The district was established on August 16, 1971 as a minor district (King Amphoe) by splitting off the three tambon Na Wa, Na Ngua and Ban Siao from Si Songkhram district. On March 22, 1979 it was elevated to full district status. Additionally to the three original subdistricts three further were created - Nakhun Yai in 1978, Lao Phatthana in 1979, and Tha Ruea in 1987.
The township Na Wa was created in 1963 as a sanitary district (sukhaphiban). Like all sanitary districts it was upgraded to a township (thesaban tambon) in May 1999.
Symbols
The district slogan is Phra That Temple of Unity, beautiful silk cloth, making Thai handicrafts.
The district name Na Wa means fields of Wa trees (Syzygium cumini), which were very common in the area in the past.
Administration
The district Na Wa is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (muban). Na Wa itself is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) and covers part of the tambon Na Wa. Each of the 6 tambon is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).